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LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Wayne Rostad
Former Host of CBC's
On The Road Again
For over twenty years, Wayne Rostad has given
audiences a rich and detailed account o how real
Canadians live, work and play. His award winning
show, CBC Television's On The Road Again with Wayne
Rostad showcased the places and the unique voices of
the people that he met throughout Canada. A National
icon, musician and storyteller Rostad has devoted
his life to telling the stories of thousands of
ordinary Canadians who are quietly making their mark
on the world. He shares his unique understanding and
perspective of Canada, its people and its national
character - and keeps audiences spellbound with his
stories, humour and passion.
On the Road Again was a staple of Canadian
television, with many devoted viewers who faithfully
tuned in every week. It won four Gemini's for Best
Lifestyle Series and Rostad was nominated seven
times for Best Host. Although ostensibly about all
things Canadian, the show's universal appeal was
recognized by the new York Festival, which awarded
it a Gold Medal for Best Human Relations Series.
Rostad also won a nomination for the prestigious
Peabody Award, for his special The Place We Call
Home. He is a member of the Order of Canad.
 Gary
Secor
Gary
Secor is a native of Bozeman, Montana, and received both his BS and
MS degrees from Montana State University. He received his PhD degree
in Plant Pathology from the University of California, Davis in 1977.
He has been at North Dakota State University since 1978 and is a
Professor in the Plant Pathology Department. His main areas of
research have been potato disease diagnosis, disease management and
variety development. He served as interim director of the potato
breeding program at NDSU for three years. Recent work has
concentrated on late blight management, fungicide resistance
management in potatoes and sugar beets, post-harvest dry rot and
blemish diseases of potatoes, the expanding host range of Fusarium
graminearum and unraveling the zebra chip complex. In addition to
research, he also teaches, and is a frequent speaker at grower
meetings in US and internationally. He received the Meritorious
Service Award from the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association in
1996 and the Recognition Award from the Latin American Potato
Association in 2004.
 Rick
Peters
Dr. Rick Peters received his M.Sc.
and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph in 1990 and
1998, respectively. He conducted one year of post-doctoral work in
1999 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying diseases of
peas and forages. He then returned to Canada to conduct studies of
potato pink rot on a contract with the Prince Edward Island
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture. From 2000 to
the present, Dr. Peters has been employed as a research scientist
with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Environmental Health,
Integrated Pest Management) in Charlottetown.
His research emphasis includes the
control and management of pathogens of potato, carrots and other
vegetable crops. The biology/ecology of organisms in agricultural
ecosystems and the impacts of management practices on microbial
population dynamics are also areas of investigation. The development
of alternative management strategies and sustainable agricultural
systems are important goals of the program.
 Dennis
Gardisser
was born and raised in Arkansas. He
received his B. S., M.S., and PhD in Engineering from the University
of Arkansas. Dr. Gardisser is the President of WRK of Arkansas, a
company that specializes in agricultural chemical application
research, testing, product development, drift evaluations, training
seminars, fly-in clinics, literature development and education. He
is retired from the University of Arkansas, Department of Biological
and Agricultural Engineering where he served as professor and
associate Department Head. Dennis has been recognized with numerous
awards throughout his career for his service and contribution to the
agricultural aviation industry.
Yves Leclerc.
Dr. Leclerc is Director of Agronomy for McCain Foods Canada. In his
function, he manages of team of 10 potato agronomists across Canada
that provides extension services to the company’s contract growers.
He is responsible for McCain Foods Canada’s Research Farm located in
Florenceville, NB. In his 22 year career working with the potato
crop, Dr. Leclerc has collaborated with scientists from Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada and Canadian and US universities
on various scientific projects on potato production and
utilization. He is also responsible for the development and
implementation of Food Safety and Environmental Sustainability
programs in Canada, India and China for the company. Author and
co-author of numerous scientific publications, Prior to joining
McCain Foods, Dr. Leclerc worked as Manager Seed operation for
Monsanto’s transgenic seed potato farm and laboratory in Maine,
USA. Dr. Leclerc is an active member of the Potato Association of
America, and was awarded the Young Agronomist of the Year
distinction of the New Brunswick Institute of Agrologists in 2003.
John Heard
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives soil fertility
specialist since 1996.
Potato pest management specialist for the 2006 season
Trained at University of Guelph and Purdue University, 9 years with
OMAF in extension and research
Current Ringmaster of Crop Diagnostic School
Chair of MB Soil Fertility Advisory Committee
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
2010
Keynote
Joe Guenther
VITA
Joseph F.
Guenthner, Ph D
Department of
Agricultural Economics and Rural
Sociology
University
of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-2334
Phone:
208-885-6056, Fax: 208-885-5759
E-mail:
jguenthner@uidaho.edu
Authored or
co-authored more than 400 publications, including a book titled
The International Potato Industry. Writes monthly columns for
Spudman magazine in the US and Aardappelwereld (Potato
World) in the Netherlands.
EDUCATION
1974 BS
University of Wisconsin
Agricultural Economics
1976 MS
Montana State University
Agricultural Economics
1987 PhD
Washington State University
Agricultural Economics
1993 Visiting
Scholar University of Cambridge, UK Land Economy
EXPERIENCE
1974 -
1980 Potato Grower, Antigo, Wisconsin
1980 -
present Asst Prof, Assoc Prof & Professor, University of Idaho
1982 -
present Agribusiness Consultant. Clients have included:
Calgene, California-Oregon Seed, Carnation, ConAgra, DuPont, Farm
Credit Services, Farmland Industries, Frito-Lay, Key Bank,
Lamb-Weston, Lindsay Manufacturing, Monsanto, National Potato
Council, NatureMark, Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, Nestlé,
New York Cotton Exchange, Pepsico Foods International, R D Offutt
Company, Simplot, Technico (Australia) US Potato Board, United
Potato Growers, Walkers Crisps (England), Washington State Potato
Commission, Wells Fargo Bank and Zeneca.
PRESENTATIONS
Made more than
400 presentations to growers, bankers, economists, agribusinesses
and other agricultural groups in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia,
South America and Africa.
HONORS AND
AWARDS
University of
Idaho Teaching Excellence Award, 2008
Outstanding
Teacher of the Year Award, UI College of Agriculture, 2007
Idaho Governor’s
Award for Excellence in Agriculture, 2007
University of
Idaho Alumni Award for Faculty Excellence, 2006
Idaho Co-op Hall
of Fame, Idaho Cooperative Council, 2003
Potato
Association of America, President, 2002
 Dr. Bob Vernon
is an Entomologist,
whose specialty is in the development of integrated pest management
(IPM) programs for insects of vegetable, cereal, forage and small
fruit crops. He has been employed by Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada since 1981, and is presently at the Pacific Agri-Food
Research Centre in Agassiz, British Columbia . He received his
Master of Pest Management and Ph.D. degrees from Simon Fraser
University in 1979, and prior to working for AAFC, started the first
privately owned and grower funded IPM consulting company for
potatoes and other vegetable crops in Western Canada. He has been
working on potato insects and diseases since 1979, and has spent the
past 15 years developing IPM strategies for wireworms attacking
potatoes, cereals, strawberries and other crops.
Dr. Ramona Mohr is a research scientist with Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada at the Brandon Research Centre in Brandon, Manitoba
and works in the area of sustainable systems agronomy. Her recent
research has focussed on fertility management and crop rotation
systems for irrigated potato, and has included nutrient and
agronomic management for other crops including oats and buckwheat.
Dr. Mohr is originally from Gunton, Manitoba, and holds a B.S.A. in
agronomy, an M.Sc. in soil science and a Ph.D. in plant science from
the University of Manitoba.
Lanny Ogden
I've been with Milestone for 17 years and travel all over US and
Canada to doing cutting schools and adjusting potato seed cutters.
I've even travel led to China in 2000 and 2008 training and setting
up potato seed cutters. In 2000, Frito Lay sent their employees from
Thailand and other locations to be trained on their farm in China. I
usually start cutting potatoes in Feb. and go until early June
adjusting and cutting potatoes. I have set up cutters for cutting
about every variety of longs and rounds (both red, yellows and
whites). We at Milestone sell the cutter and try to make it to every
cutter that we sell, whether it’s at our dealer or us going out to
the farm. We train our dealers at dealer meetings and also travel to
their areas and travel around with them giving hands on training. We
listen to the farmers for suggestions and that's where we get the
different additions to the seed cutter.
Duane Preston better know as “Sarge” is a Professor Emeritus
and Retired Extension Educator-Potatoes with the University of
Minnesota. “Sarge” retired from the University in June 2007 after a
42 year career.
He was the extension agent for potatoes for
North Dakota and Minnesota with a joint appointment with University
of Minnesota and North Dakota State University extension service for
30 years. He has traveled world wide presented talks and papers in
Canada, Europe, Ukraine, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Italy,
Spain, and several countries in South America to name a few
countries.
He was the President of the Potato Association
of America professional organization and “Potato Man for all
Seasons” for the National Potato Council and has received numerous
awards from industry, national and international organizations.
He has written over 300 articles for books,
magazines, and reviewed professional publications.
He and his wife Kay have been married 44 years
and have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
He enjoys golfing, fishing, woodworking, and
dancing.
Blair Geisel
President,
Gaia Consulting Limited
Raised on a mixed farm in Ochre River,
Manitoba
Graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Manitoba
in 1978
Worked overseas with CUSO in Ghana, West Africa
Has been involved in the potato industry since 1979
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20 Years as president of Gaia Consulting
Limited. Gaia Consulting specializes in providing field
research services to crop input manufacturers, commodity
associations, food processors, individual farmers and government
agencies.
Potato Industry Volunteer Positions
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Western Potato Council
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Served as president in 1998
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Industry representative on the Pesticide Registration Committee
since 2000
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Secretary/Treasurer of the Western Potato Council (2000-02)
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Manitoba Potato
Production Days – Member of the organizational committee since 1998.
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